Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DARDANO, STEFANO ANTHONY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2663 2666

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
97
Total Applications
+32.9%
Interview Lift
1092
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
87.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294210 IMAGING GUIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18307889 OPERATING A DEVICE SUCH AS A VEHICLE WITH MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
17608382 OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH FLAT CARRIER MEDIUM FOR ARRANGING ON A DEVICE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18604886 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING IMAGE LOSS VALUE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17954338 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18289426 DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BASE-STATION FEEDER LINE, AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18590149 DETERMINATION OF A SAFETY ISSUE RELATING TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18627700 RECURSIVE OBJECT DETECTION FILTER Non-Final OA NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18437354 AI-DRIVEN MOTION CORRECTION OF PET DATA Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18644433 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Acer Medical Inc.
17922325 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE POSE OF A MOBILE UNIT Final Rejection CARIAD SE
18627581 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING VISUAL FATIGUE OCCURRENCE SECTION Non-Final OA Emocog Inc.

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